Jacques André Rousseau born 3 December 1971 is a South African academic, secular activist and social commentator. Contents 1Early life 2Academia 3Published works 4Secular activism and social commentary 5External links 6References Early life Rousseau was born in Cape Town in 1971. He attended Stellenberg High School and the University of Cape Town (UCT), where he obtained a BA (Hons) in Philosophy and
Harold Rubin 13 May 1932 – 1 April 2020 was a South African-born Israeli artist and free jazz clarinetist. Life and career Rubin was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 13 May 1932. He attended the Jeppe High School for Boys and received private instruction in the fine arts. Instructed in the classical clarinet as a teenager, he developed a fascination with jazz and began
Joe Slovo born Yossel Mashel Slovo; 23 May 1926 – 6 January 1995 was a South African politician, and an opponent of the apartheid system. A Marxist-Leninist, he was a long-time leader and theorist in the South African Communist Party (SACP), a leading member of the African National Congress (ANC), and a commander of the ANC’s
Lewis Wolpert CBE FRS FRSL FMedSci 19 October 1929 – 28 January 2021 was a South African-born British developmental biologist, author, and broadcaster. Wolpert was best known for his French flag model of embryonic development, where he used the French flag as a visual aid to explain how embryonic cells interpret genetic code for expressing characteristics of living organisms
The Reverend William Anderson of Griquatown 1 December 1769 – 24 September 1852 was an English Christian missionary who relocated to South Africa under the auspices of the London Missionary Society. He was one of the earliest missionaries in the region. Anderson was instrumental in the foundation of the South African town Griquatown. Contents
Rev. Nicholas Bhekinkosi Hepworth Bhengu was born on September 5, 1909 at Entumeni, KwaZulu-Natal. Known as “Manotsha”, “Papakho”, “uMkhulu” or “uKhehla” by his converts, he was the Founder of the Africa Back to God Crusade (Assemblies of God) in the 1950s. Bhengu was an evangelist, a teacher of the word, and a pastor. Through his ministry a very large
Allan Aubrey Boesak born 23 February 1946 is a South African Dutch Reformed Church cleric and politician and anti-apartheid activist. He was sentenced to prison for fraud in 1999 but was subsequently granted an official pardon and reinstated as a cleric in late 2004. Along with Beyers Naude and Winnie Mandela, Boesak won the 1985 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award given annually
Angus Buchan is a Christian author and evangelist based in South Africa. Contents 1Early life 2Shalom Ministries 2.1Halalisani Farm School 2.2Mighty Men Conference 3Current work 4Criticisms 5Bibliography 6References 7External links Early life Buchan was born in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The son of immigrants from Scotland, he farmed maize and cattle in Zambia until he moved in 1976 to farm
Frank Chikane born 3 January 1951 in Bushbuckridge, Transvaal is a South African civil servant, writer and cleric. He is a member of the African National Congress and moderator of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs for the World Council of Churches (WCC). Biography Chikane was born to James and Erenia Chikane and
John William Colenso 24 January 1814 – 20 June 1883 was a Cornish cleric and mathematician, defender of the Zulu and biblical scholar, who was the first Bishop of Natal. He was a scholar of the Zulu language. As a churchman, he is now remembered for his theological views of the Bible, that set off